To simply put, yes. But let’s look into why does our world really need those green startups. One might think that food startups work with the same ingredients: a dose of entrepreneurship, a punch of innovation and, at best, a pinch of idealism. But even with the green food startups,…
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Electromobility is almost no longer a major company. Also not Amazon. As VentureBeat reports, the online giant has invested a whopping $ 700 million in US startup Rivian. It specializes in the development and production of electrically powered pick-ups a popular vehicle category in the US. Amazon is less concerned…
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Lavinia Rosen has done it. In 2007 she graduated from high school at Torgelow Castle, today she is an art dealer and gallery owner in Hamburg. It was not yet listed in the startup monitor, because this statistical survey of the founders in Germany has only existed for five years.…
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The economist and famous critic of cryptocurrencies Nouriel Roubini has affirmed that crypto “as a technology has absolutely no basis for success”. Roubini presented his new arguments against the cipher in an interview with the CFA Institute on March 6. In a conversation with the global association of professional investors,…
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The investment is the largest for the startup so far. Baloise provided around EUR 46 million in 2017 for the construction. Christoph Samwer, the cousin of Rocket Internet boss Oliver Samwer and former Lendico boss, leads the startup. Friday claims that Friday has attracted more than 45,000 customers. The aim…
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The office of the Commonwealth Secretary of Massachusetts, which oversees the state securities regulator, has formed a fintech advisory group, according to the American Banker banking trade publication on March 7. Reportedly, the office of Secretary William Gavin has formed a group composed of representatives of the Eastern Bank of…
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Swiss banking group Swissquote has revealed plans to launch cryptocustody services by the end of March, according to the company’s results report for 2018, published on March 8. According to the report, the company has been marketing five major cryptocurrencies since 2017 and is now introducing a cryptocustody service. The…
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The “Crypto Winter” should be taken as an opportunity to promote the dialogue on how banks and blockchain companies can work together, writes Michael Welti for finews.first. We are at the very beginning of a very exciting development. Different states, central banks, NGOs and private organizations are working on solutions…
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The Venture Network of Deutsche Börse and Alphazirkel, a network of more than 5,000 family businesses, have set themselves the goal of bringing together companies with national and international investors. The “Investor Talk” in Munich provides a framework for discussions with or without a specific investment project. Ten to fifteen…
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Alexander Marx and Manuel Buschmeyer have been running the advertising and communications agency markt 8 GmbH for 16 years. With the idea to use the gathered know-how not only for customers, but also for fresh ideas, two own online projects were created: a blogazine for fashion, beauty and lifestyle; and…
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